Ex-Shin Bet head: Conditions ripe for Palestinian Arab Spring
By Haaretz | Oct. 21, 2013 | 8:21 PM
Former Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin said Monday that conditions were ripe for a "Palestinian" Arab Spring, amid rising dissatisfaction in the West Bank.
“In the West Bank, immense tension and frustration among Palestinians is escalating, as they feel their land is being stolen from them," Diskin told a Finance Ministry conference, in remarks carried by Army Radio. "They are realizing that the state they aspire to achieve is growing more distant and understand that the economy is no longer something that they can take comfort in.”
Diskin also said he does not believe the Israeli public is ready to reach a deal with the Palestinians. "It's clear that, considering the current political map, there is no chance the Israeli public will accept a peace agreement."
snip* "Netanyahu is scared, fickle and shirking responsibility," Diskin says in that interview. "There is a crisis of leadership here, a crisis of values and total contempt for the public. Maybe people will think I'm exaggerating, but I’m telling you: From close up it looks even worse."
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